Safety Insurance Company Has Compiled the Following Statistics

question 48

Essay

Safety Insurance Company has compiled the following statistics.For any one year period:
The percentage of Safety's policyholders in each category are:

a.What is the probability that a randomly selected policyholder will have an accident within the next year?
b.Given that a driver has an accident,what is the probability that the driver is a male over 25?
c.Given that a driver has no accident,what is the probability the driver is a female?
d.Does knowing the fact that a driver has had no accidents give us a great deal of information regarding the driver's sex?

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